Top Vietnamese politician Nguyen Phu Trong died on Friday (July 19). In a statement, the ruling Communist Party said that the cause of Trong's death was a serious illness.

Top Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong dies at 80

Vietnam's 80-year-old leader and Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will take a break to "focus" on his health, the party said on Thursday. President To Lam would take over as the country's caretaker leader, the party said in an online statement.

Vietnam's Communist Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong steps down temporarily for health reasons

US President Donald Trump met Vietnam's president, Nguyen Phu Trong, in Hanoi on Wednesday, hours before Trump was due to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for their second summit.

Trump meets Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong before second North Korea summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un set off by train for Vietnam on Saturday, for his second summit with US President Donald Trump next week, Russia's TASS news agency reported.

North Korea's Kim sets off by train to Vietnam for Hanoi summit with Trump: Report

Vietnam lawmakers on Tuesday elected as president Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the only candidate on the ballot, making him the most powerful man in the country where consensus leadership has traditionally kept strongman rule in check.

Nguyen Phu Trong sworn in as new Vietnam president after he wins 99.8% of vote

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Top Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong dies at 80

Vietnam's Communist Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong steps down temporarily for health reasons

Trump meets Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong before second North Korea summit

North Korea's Kim sets off by train to Vietnam for Hanoi summit with Trump: Report

Nguyen Phu Trong sworn in as new Vietnam president after he wins 99.8% of vote